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#28-34 Those who sincerely desire to be taught their duty,
Christ will guide in judgment, and teach his way. He tells the
scribe that the great commandment, which indeed includes all,
is, that of loving God with all our hearts. Wherever this is the
ruling principle in the soul, there is a disposition to every
other duty. Loving God with all our heart, will engage us to
every thing by which he will be pleased. The sacrifices only
represented the atonements for men's transgressions of the moral
law; they were of no power except as they expressed repentance
and faith in the promised Saviour, and as they led to moral
obedience. And because we have not thus loved God and man, but
the very reverse, therefore we are condemned sinners; we need
repentance, and we need mercy. Christ approved what the scribe
said, and encouraged him. He stood fair for further advance; for
this knowledge of the law leads to conviction of sin, to
repentance, to discovery of our need of mercy, and understanding
the way of justification by Christ.
01564
#35-40 When we attend to what the Scriptures declare, as to the
person and offices of Christ, we shall be led to confess him as
our Lord and God; to obey him as our exalted Redeemer. If the
common people hear these things gladly, while the learned and
distinguished oppose, the former are happy, and the latter to be
pitied. And as sin, disguised with a show of piety, is double
iniquity, so its doom will be doubly heavy.
01570
#41-44 Let us not forget that Jesus still sees the treasury. He
knows how much, and from what motives, men give to his cause. He
looks at the heart, and what our views are, in giving alms; and
whether we do it as unto the Lord, or only to be seen of men. It
is so rare to find any who would not blame this widow, that we
cannot expect to find many who will do like to her; and yet our
Saviour commends her, therefore we are sure that she did well
and wisely. The feeble efforts of the poor to honour their
Saviour, will be commended in that day, when the splendid
actions of unbelievers will be exposed to contempt.
01574
* The destruction of the temple foretold. (1-4) Christ's
prophetic declaration. (5-13) Christ's prophecy. (14-23) His
prophetic declarations. (24-27) Watchfulness urged. (28-37)
#1-4 See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is
not real purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of
precious souls, and weeps over them, but we do not find him look
with pity upon the ruin of a fine house. Let us then be reminded
how needful it is for us to have a more lasting abode in heaven,
and to be prepared for it by the influences of the Holy Spirit,
sought in the earnest use of all the means of grace.
01578
#5-13 Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does
not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences.
When many are deceived, we should thereby be awakened to look to
ourselves. And the disciples of Christ, if it be not their own
fault, may enjoy holy security and peace of mind, when all
around is in disorder. But they must take heed that they are not
drawn away from Christ and their duty to him, by the sufferings
they will meet with for his sake. They shall be hated of all
men: trouble enough! Yet the work they were called to should be
carried on and prosper. Though they may be crushed and borne
down, the gospel cannot be. The salvation promised is more than
deliverance from evil, it is everlasting blessedness.
01587
#14-23 The Jews in rebelling against the Romans, and in
persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin apace. Here
we have a prediction of that ruin which came upon them within
less than forty years after this. Such destruction and
desolation, that the like cannot be found in any history.
Promises of power to persevere, and cautions against falling
away, well agree with each other. But the more we consider these
things, the more we shall see abundant cause to flee without
delay for refuge to Christ, and to renounce every earthly
object, for the salvation of our souls.
01597
#24-27 The disciples had confounded the destruction of Jerusalem
and the end of the world. This mistake Christ set right, and
showed that the day of Christ's coming, and the day of judgment,
shall be after that tribulation. Here he foretells the final
dissolution of the present frame and fabric of the world. Also,
the visible appearance of the Lord Jesus coming in the clouds,
and the gathering together of all the elect to him.